Former New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Kyle Turley is in South Florida this week. But he is not, like Deuce McAllister, another motivational surprise signing by the Saints.

Former New Orleans Saint Kyle Turley now specializes in 'power country.'

Turley is now a musician specializing in “power country.” He roamed the Super Bowl XLIV media center at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center, handing out copies of his forthcoming CD, “Anger Management.”

He is thrilled his former team is in the Super Bowl.

“You know who I’m pulling for,” he said, showing off fleur de lis tattoos on a bicep and finger. “It couldn’t be a better time. The Saints being in the Super Bowl means everything right now. It’s destiny.

“If the Saints win, there’s going to be some goodness spread around this world, that’s for sure.”

He’s even written a new song, “My Soul Bleeds Black & Gold,” in honor of the Saints’ Super Bowl run; it is available on iTunes.

Turley knows many of the players on the team, and is not surprised they’ve done so well.

“I think the two best teams are in the Super Bowl. Sean Payton was a coach when I was at San Diego State. I knew he was going to be a great coach. As he went on in the NFL, the people he associated himself with led him down that path to be that great coach that he is.

“I don’t think two more prepared teams have ever played in the Super Bowl. Sean Payton and Drew Brees are very much the same as Peyton Manning, as far as preparation is concerned.”

Drafted by the Saints in 1998, Turley was a popular, if controversial, figure. He was traded to the St. Louis Rams in 2003, and retired from football after the 2007

He is perhaps best known for a 2001 game against the New York Jets. After Jets defender Damien Robinson brutally bent then-Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks’ neck, Turley set upon Robinson, tore off his helmet and chucked it across the field.

His intense, take-no-prisoners style was not kind to his body. Recently Turley has emerged as a poster child for football-related head injuries. In a lengthy New Yorker article and elsewhere, he has attributed various health ailments to damage suffered during his playing days.